White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that Washington "does not support" the investigation and "we do not believe they have jurisdiction."
Jean-Pierre was asked whether possible arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials could disrupt ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip.
Asked several times, the spokeswoman stuck to her brief answer and said: "I'll leave it at that."
Israeli media previously reported that Netanyahu feared Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan could issue international arrest warrants this week for him, Defense Minister Yoav Galant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
The court in The Hague, Netherlands, has been investigating the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian organization Hamas since 2021 for alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories – the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Palestine has been a state party since 2015. In 2021, the court determined that it also has jurisdiction over territories occupied since 1967, such as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Neither the US nor Israel recognize the court.
Incidents of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank are also under investigation.
ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and other Israeli citizens would mean that countries that have signed the Statute of Court would be obliged to arrest these individuals and transfer them to The Hague – provided the individuals are on their territory. .
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Jean-Pierre was asked whether possible arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials could disrupt ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip.
Asked several times, the spokeswoman stuck to her brief answer and said: "I'll leave it at that."
Israeli media previously reported that Netanyahu feared Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan could issue international arrest warrants this week for him, Defense Minister Yoav Galant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
The court in The Hague, Netherlands, has been investigating the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian organization Hamas since 2021 for alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories – the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Palestine has been a state party since 2015. In 2021, the court determined that it also has jurisdiction over territories occupied since 1967, such as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Neither the US nor Israel recognize the court.
Incidents of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank are also under investigation.
ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and other Israeli citizens would mean that countries that have signed the Statute of Court would be obliged to arrest these individuals and transfer them to The Hague – provided the individuals are on their territory. .
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